diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/ConnectivityService.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/ConnectivityService.java
index b825abb..aacf277 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/ConnectivityService.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/ConnectivityService.java
@@ -3831,7 +3831,24 @@
                 removeListenRequestFromNetworks(req);
             }
         }
-        mDefaultNetworkRequests.remove(nri);
+        if (mDefaultNetworkRequests.remove(nri)) {
+            // If this request was one of the defaults, then the UID rules need to be updated
+            // WARNING : if the app(s) for which this network request is the default are doing
+            // traffic, this will kill their connected sockets, even if an equivalent request
+            // is going to be reinstated right away ; unconnected traffic will go on the default
+            // until the new default is set, which will happen very soon.
+            // TODO : The only way out of this is to diff old defaults and new defaults, and only
+            // remove ranges for those requests that won't have a replacement
+            final NetworkAgentInfo satisfier = nri.getSatisfier();
+            if (null != satisfier) {
+                try {
+                    mNetd.networkRemoveUidRanges(satisfier.network.getNetId(),
+                            toUidRangeStableParcels(nri.getUids()));
+                } catch (RemoteException e) {
+                    loge("Exception setting network preference default network", e);
+                }
+            }
+        }
         mNetworkRequestCounter.decrementCount(nri.mUid);
         mNetworkRequestInfoLogs.log("RELEASE " + nri);
 
@@ -5237,11 +5254,20 @@
             ensureAllNetworkRequestsHaveType(r);
             mRequests = initializeRequests(r);
             mNetworkRequestForCallback = nri.getNetworkRequestForCallback();
+            // Note here that the satisfier may have corresponded to an old request, that
+            // this code doesn't try to take over. While it is a small discrepancy in the
+            // structure of these requests, it will be fixed by the next rematch and it's
+            // not as bad as having an NRI not storing its real satisfier.
+            // Fixing this discrepancy would require figuring out in the copying code what
+            // is the new request satisfied by this, which is a bit complex and not very
+            // useful as no code is using it until rematch fixes it.
+            mSatisfier = nri.mSatisfier;
             mMessenger = nri.mMessenger;
             mBinder = nri.mBinder;
             mPid = nri.mPid;
             mUid = nri.mUid;
             mPendingIntent = nri.mPendingIntent;
+            mNetworkRequestCounter.incrementCountOrThrow(mUid);
             mCallingAttributionTag = nri.mCallingAttributionTag;
         }
 
@@ -7201,13 +7227,13 @@
     private static class NetworkReassignment {
         static class RequestReassignment {
             @NonNull public final NetworkRequestInfo mNetworkRequestInfo;
-            @NonNull public final NetworkRequest mOldNetworkRequest;
-            @NonNull public final NetworkRequest mNewNetworkRequest;
+            @Nullable public final NetworkRequest mOldNetworkRequest;
+            @Nullable public final NetworkRequest mNewNetworkRequest;
             @Nullable public final NetworkAgentInfo mOldNetwork;
             @Nullable public final NetworkAgentInfo mNewNetwork;
             RequestReassignment(@NonNull final NetworkRequestInfo networkRequestInfo,
-                    @NonNull final NetworkRequest oldNetworkRequest,
-                    @NonNull final NetworkRequest newNetworkRequest,
+                    @Nullable final NetworkRequest oldNetworkRequest,
+                    @Nullable final NetworkRequest newNetworkRequest,
                     @Nullable final NetworkAgentInfo oldNetwork,
                     @Nullable final NetworkAgentInfo newNetwork) {
                 mNetworkRequestInfo = networkRequestInfo;
@@ -7280,14 +7306,14 @@
     }
 
     private void updateSatisfiersForRematchRequest(@NonNull final NetworkRequestInfo nri,
-            @NonNull final NetworkRequest previousRequest,
-            @NonNull final NetworkRequest newRequest,
+            @Nullable final NetworkRequest previousRequest,
+            @Nullable final NetworkRequest newRequest,
             @Nullable final NetworkAgentInfo previousSatisfier,
             @Nullable final NetworkAgentInfo newSatisfier,
             final long now) {
         if (null != newSatisfier && mNoServiceNetwork != newSatisfier) {
             if (VDBG) log("rematch for " + newSatisfier.toShortString());
-            if (null != previousSatisfier && mNoServiceNetwork != previousSatisfier) {
+            if (null != previousRequest && null != previousSatisfier) {
                 if (VDBG || DDBG) {
                     log("   accepting network in place of " + previousSatisfier.toShortString());
                 }
@@ -7310,7 +7336,7 @@
                 Log.wtf(TAG, "BUG: " + newSatisfier.toShortString() + " already has "
                         + newRequest);
             }
-        } else if (null != previousSatisfier) {
+        } else if (null != previousRequest && null != previousSatisfier) {
             if (DBG) {
                 log("Network " + previousSatisfier.toShortString() + " stopped satisfying"
                         + " request " + previousRequest.requestId);